BRFSS 2003 - Mountain Area Health Education Center**: (How many days per week do you do these moderate activities for at least 10 minutes at a time?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Mountain Area Health Education Center**

Physical Activity

How many days per week do you do these moderate activities for at least 10 minutes at a time?*

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	Total Respond.^	1 day	2 days	3-4 days	5-6 days	Everyday
North Carolina	6,854	391	5.4	4.7- 6.3	971	14.1	12.9-15.4	2,307	35.8	34.0-37.6	1,376	20.5	18.9-22.1	1,809	24.2	22.7-25.9
-Mountain AHEC	992	39	3.6	2.3- 5.5	117	12.9	10.2-16.2	315	31.9	27.8-36.2	221	20.4	17.0-24.3	300	31.3	26.3-36.8
GENDER
Male	385	16	3.8	2.0- 7.2	47	13.6	9.4-19.2	111	28.3	22.3-35.2	89	20.9	15.5-27.5	122	33.4	24.8-43.2
Female	607	23	3.3	1.9- 5.7	70	12.1	9.0-16.1	204	35.4	30.5-40.7	132	19.9	16.0-24.4	178	29.3	24.7-34.3
RACE
White	901	37	3.7	2.3- 5.7	104	12.2	9.5-15.6	287	31.7	27.5-36.2	199	20.0	16.6-24.0	274	32.4	27.0-38.2
Other	89	2	2.7	0.7-10.5	13	20.9	10.0-38.5	26	31.9	19.5-47.6	22	25.1	12.0-45.2	26	19.3	11.0-31.7
AGE
18-44	345	13	3.6	1.8- 7.3	51	14.3	9.9-20.2	111	30.3	23.6-38.1	79	18.4	13.2-25.0	91	33.4	23.9-44.6
45+	638	26	3.6	2.1- 6.1	64	11.3	8.3-15.3	202	33.3	28.6-38.4	140	22.0	17.8-26.9	206	29.7	25.3-34.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	395	20	4.7	2.5- 8.6	54	14.6	10.2-20.5	122	30.5	24.0-37.9	76	16.8	11.6-23.7	123	33.4	24.2-44.1
Some College +	594	19	2.8	1.6- 4.8	63	11.6	8.4-15.7	193	33.0	28.1-38.2	144	23.1	18.9-27.8	175	29.7	24.7-35.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	579	23	3.9	2.2- 6.7	71	14.9	11.2-19.7	188	32.8	27.7-38.3	128	19.8	15.4-25.0	169	28.6	23.7-34.2
$50,000+	228	11	5.2	2.4-10.7	27	9.1	5.5-14.8	76	39.4	31.5-47.9	50	18.3	13.0-25.1	64	28.0	20.8-36.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	331	14	5.0	2.8- 8.7	34	11.1	7.3-16.4	116	34.7	28.9-41.0	63	17.3	13.2-22.2	104	32.0	26.0-38.6
Guilford	349	26	6.3	4.2- 9.4	56	16.1	12.0-21.2	124	33.3	27.8-39.2	65	20.8	16.1-26.5	78	23.5	18.4-29.6
Mecklenburg	336	15	3.7	2.0- 6.7	41	14.5	10.3-20.0	144	44.3	37.5-51.4	58	15.9	11.3-22.0	78	21.5	16.9-27.0
Orange	358	15	5.1	2.8- 9.2	41	11.0	7.6-15.6	118	30.9	24.6-38.1	82	18.5	14.1-23.9	102	34.6	26.4-43.7
Wake	353	25	8.4	5.2-13.1	47	13.8	9.7-19.3	138	40.4	34.4-46.6	61	17.5	13.1-23.1	82	19.9	15.7-24.9
Chatham/Lee	277	10	3.0	1.5- 5.8	35	12.9	9.0-18.0	98	39.0	31.5-47.0	52	16.7	12.4-22.3	82	28.5	22.7-35.1
Nash/Wilson	266	15	5.1	2.9- 8.7	53	20.8	15.6-27.2	87	33.2	26.5-40.7	49	19.4	14.3-25.8	62	21.4	16.2-27.8
Craven/Pamlico	317	18	6.8	3.9-11.6	43	13.0	9.1-18.4	107	35.3	29.2-41.8	62	18.2	14.0-23.3	87	26.7	21.5-32.7
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	311	19	5.7	3.5- 9.3	52	16.9	12.6-22.3	114	35.6	29.2-42.5	47	13.9	10.3-18.6	79	27.9	21.1-35.8
Appalachian/Wilkes	358	23	5.3	3.4- 8.1	50	13.7	9.8-19.0	113	30.9	25.2-37.2	75	20.5	15.5-26.5	97	29.6	22.4-38.0
Franklin/Gran./Vance	334	28	8.1	5.1-12.7	46	14.0	9.6-20.2	105	29.2	22.3-37.1	67	26.4	15.4-41.3	88	22.3	16.4-29.6
Graham/Swain/Jackson	331	16	3.9	2.3- 6.7	35	12.0	8.0-17.7	87	26.4	20.8-33.0	90	27.1	21.9-32.9	103	30.5	25.0-36.7
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	309	24	7.1	4.6-10.9	53	15.2	11.4-20.1	91	30.3	24.6-36.7	53	18.5	13.8-24.5	88	28.8	23.2-35.2
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	270	17	5.7	3.4- 9.4	40	16.9	11.9-23.4	74	26.3	20.0-33.8	60	23.3	16.3-32.1	79	27.8	21.8-34.7
Northeast NC I	307	18	5.3	3.2- 8.7	51	20.7	14.9-27.9	89	24.5	19.2-30.7	73	27.9	19.7-37.9	76	21.7	16.6-27.8
Northeast NC II	367	18	2.9	1.7- 4.8	57	17.1	12.8-22.6	108	32.5	26.9-38.7	75	19.2	15.1-24.3	109	28.2	23.1-34.1
Northeastern Partnership	674	36	3.7	2.6- 5.3	108	18.3	14.7-22.5	197	29.8	25.5-34.4	148	22.1	18.0-26.9	185	26.0	22.1-30.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	2,287	141	6.0	4.6- 7.8	340	13.4	11.4-15.8	715	33.2	29.9-36.6	460	21.5	18.7-24.6	631	25.9	23.1-28.9
Piedmont	2,999	180	5.6	4.6- 6.8	430	14.6	12.9-16.5	1,078	37.5	35.0-40.1	581	20.0	17.9-22.4	730	22.2	20.1-24.4
Western NC	1,568	70	3.6	2.6- 5.1	201	13.0	10.8-15.7	514	34.3	30.6-38.1	335	20.0	17.2-23.1	448	29.1	25.1-33.3

Total
Respond.^

1 day

2 days

3-4 days

5-6 days

Everyday

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,854

391

5.4

4.7- 6.3

971

14.1

12.9-15.4

2,307

35.8

34.0-37.6

1,376

20.5

18.9-22.1

1,809

24.2

22.7-25.9

-Mountain AHEC

992

3.6

2.3- 5.5

117

12.9

10.2-16.2

315

31.9

27.8-36.2

221

20.4

17.0-24.3

300

31.3

26.3-36.8

GENDER

Male

385

3.8

2.0- 7.2

13.6

9.4-19.2

111

28.3

22.3-35.2

20.9

15.5-27.5

122

33.4

24.8-43.2

Female

607

3.3

1.9- 5.7

12.1

9.0-16.1

204

35.4

30.5-40.7

132

19.9

16.0-24.4

178

29.3

24.7-34.3

RACE

White

901

3.7

2.3- 5.7

104

12.2

9.5-15.6

287

31.7

27.5-36.2

199

20.0

16.6-24.0

274

32.4

27.0-38.2

Other

2.7

0.7-10.5

20.9

10.0-38.5

31.9

19.5-47.6

25.1

12.0-45.2

19.3

11.0-31.7

AGE

18-44

345

3.6

1.8- 7.3

14.3

9.9-20.2

111

30.3

23.6-38.1

18.4

13.2-25.0

33.4

23.9-44.6

45+

638

3.6

2.1- 6.1

11.3

8.3-15.3

202

33.3

28.6-38.4

140

22.0

17.8-26.9

206

29.7

25.3-34.5

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

395

4.7

2.5- 8.6

14.6

10.2-20.5

122

30.5

24.0-37.9

16.8

11.6-23.7

123

33.4

24.2-44.1

Some College +

594

2.8

1.6- 4.8

11.6

8.4-15.7

193

33.0

28.1-38.2

144

23.1

18.9-27.8

175

29.7

24.7-35.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

579

3.9

2.2- 6.7

14.9

11.2-19.7

188

32.8

27.7-38.3

128

19.8

15.4-25.0

169

28.6

23.7-34.2

$50,000+

228

5.2

2.4-10.7

9.1

5.5-14.8

39.4

31.5-47.9

18.3

13.0-25.1

28.0

20.8-36.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

331

5.0

2.8- 8.7

11.1

7.3-16.4

116

34.7

28.9-41.0

17.3

13.2-22.2

104

32.0

26.0-38.6

Guilford

349

6.3

4.2- 9.4

16.1

12.0-21.2

124

33.3

27.8-39.2

20.8

16.1-26.5

23.5

18.4-29.6

Mecklenburg

336

3.7

2.0- 6.7

14.5

10.3-20.0

144

44.3

37.5-51.4

15.9

11.3-22.0

21.5

16.9-27.0

Orange

358

5.1

2.8- 9.2

11.0

7.6-15.6

118

30.9

24.6-38.1

18.5

14.1-23.9

102

34.6

26.4-43.7

Wake

353

8.4

5.2-13.1

13.8

9.7-19.3

138

40.4

34.4-46.6

17.5

13.1-23.1

19.9

15.7-24.9

Chatham/Lee

277

3.0

1.5- 5.8

12.9

9.0-18.0

39.0

31.5-47.0

16.7

12.4-22.3

28.5

22.7-35.1

Nash/Wilson

266

5.1

2.9- 8.7

20.8

15.6-27.2

33.2

26.5-40.7

19.4

14.3-25.8

21.4

16.2-27.8

Craven/Pamlico

317

6.8

3.9-11.6

13.0

9.1-18.4

107

35.3

29.2-41.8

18.2

14.0-23.3

26.7

21.5-32.7

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

311

5.7

3.5- 9.3

16.9

12.6-22.3

114

35.6

29.2-42.5

13.9

10.3-18.6

27.9

21.1-35.8

Appalachian/Wilkes

358

5.3

3.4- 8.1

13.7

9.8-19.0

113

30.9

25.2-37.2

20.5

15.5-26.5

29.6

22.4-38.0

Franklin/Gran./Vance

334

8.1

5.1-12.7

14.0

9.6-20.2

105

29.2

22.3-37.1

26.4

15.4-41.3

22.3

16.4-29.6

Graham/Swain/Jackson

331

3.9

2.3- 6.7

12.0

8.0-17.7

26.4

20.8-33.0

27.1

21.9-32.9

103

30.5

25.0-36.7

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

309

7.1

4.6-10.9

15.2

11.4-20.1

30.3

24.6-36.7

18.5

13.8-24.5

28.8

23.2-35.2

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

270

5.7

3.4- 9.4

16.9

11.9-23.4

26.3

20.0-33.8

23.3

16.3-32.1

27.8

21.8-34.7

Northeast NC I

307

5.3

3.2- 8.7

20.7

14.9-27.9

24.5

19.2-30.7

27.9

19.7-37.9

21.7

16.6-27.8

Northeast NC II

367

2.9

1.7- 4.8

17.1

12.8-22.6

108

32.5

26.9-38.7

19.2

15.1-24.3

109

28.2

23.1-34.1

Northeastern Partnership

674

3.7

2.6- 5.3

108

18.3

14.7-22.5

197

29.8

25.5-34.4

148

22.1

18.0-26.9

185

26.0

22.1-30.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

2,287

141

6.0

4.6- 7.8

340

13.4

11.4-15.8

715

33.2

29.9-36.6

460

21.5

18.7-24.6

631

25.9

23.1-28.9

Piedmont

2,999

180

5.6

4.6- 6.8

430

14.6

12.9-16.5

1,078

37.5

35.0-40.1

581

20.0

17.9-22.4

730

22.2

20.1-24.4

Western NC

1,568

3.6

2.6- 5.1

201

13.0

10.8-15.7

514

34.3

30.6-38.1

335

20.0

17.2-23.1

448

29.1

25.1-33.3

Back to Physical Activity.

*This question was asked only of respondents who reported doing moderate activities at least 10 minutes at a time.

^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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